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#B893BD Color

#B893BD is rgb(184, 147, 189) in RGB, hsl(293, 24%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 22%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac (#C8A2C8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B893BD
HEX#B893BD
RGBrgb(184, 147, 189)
HSLhsl(293, 24%, 66%)
HSVhsv(293, 22%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 22%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.073 322.4)
LABlab(65.49% 19.84 -16.41)
LCHlch(65.49% 25.75 320.42)

What #B893BD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B893BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 6.08Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 6.53Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 6.58Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 7.59Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 8.59Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 9.01

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#B893BD Channel Values

How #B893BD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 184 · G 147 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 24% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 22% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.64:1 vs white · 7.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B893BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B893BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B893BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B893BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B893BD
Complementary
#98BD93
Analogous
#A393BD
Analogous
#BD93AD
Triadic
#BDB893
Triadic
#93BDB8
Split comp.
#ADBD93
Split comp.
#93BDA3

Tints & Shades of #B893BD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3A3C7
#CBB0CF
#D5C0D8
#DECCE0
#E8DCEA
#F0E9F1

Shades

#A677AC
#915D98
#764C7B
#5E3C62
#422B46
#271929

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B893BD.

How #B893BD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B893BD
Protanopia#9A9ABD
Protanomaly#A797BD
Deuteranopia#A0A0BC
Deuteranomaly#AA9BBC
Tritanopia#B39999
Tritanomaly#B597A9
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B893BD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b893bd: #B893BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B893BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b893bd': '#B893BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.576, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_b893bd">#B893BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B893BD"

More Pink Colors

#B893BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B893BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B893BD?

#B893BD is a light pink — rgb(184, 147, 189) in RGB and hsl(293, 24%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #B893BD?

#B893BD is rgb(184, 147, 189) — red 184, green 147, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B893BD?

#B893BD converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 22%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B893BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B893BD scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B893BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B893BD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.4, which is visibly different.

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